@AllSabaai *****

Haven’t you understood? Most definitely you will have to supply a printed copy of your most recent TDAC on Immigration when you apply for an extension of the stay permit, be it as a tourist or be it for a longterm stay permit . . . . . I run a visa advice group, and I have received two reports from last week, entry at the BKK airport, had to show the TDAC. One showed it on the smartphone screen, and the other one showed the printed copy. Myself I entered in September, I have a printed TDAC copy, because I expect to be asked to show it to Immigration next week, when I apply for my annual extension of stay

@Mike *****

they all share the same collection of entry data of every traveller. It is called "Central Computer of Thai Immigration", and whenever an Immigration officers scans your passport, your profile will pop up, with EVERY entry and every extension recorded. And if you have been warned, overstayed or denied entry, it is definitely recorded in your profile. EVERY Immigration officer in the country can see it

@AllSabaai *****

you CAN get asked for a printed copy of the TDAC, signed by you in blue ink, among other copies of other documents, when you apply for the 30-days touristic extension, or for the 1-year extension of the stay permit. I don't say you will, I also say you can. As in the old days when the TM6 still existed, you had to give Immigration a signed in blue ink printed copy of your TM6 arrival&departure card. Now the TDAC is done online, but it still maybe will get asked from you to supply a printed copy on Immigration when you apply for an extension

" I regularly did border runs in Thailand to stay legally." . . it NEVER was legal, it was only "tolerated"

@Fabio ********

Samui Airport is international and belongs to the Bangkok Airways. They have a monopoly for Samui and Trat airport. They but sell a few landing rights to a handful of international airlines, but inside Thailand, no other airline holds landing rights

@Tony *********

as I said before: Something between you and the Immigration official must have gotten lost in translation. You meant 1-year EOS, they meant touristic extension

@Tony *********

maybe you went in there and asked "I'd like to apply for an extension" and they thought you were referring to the touristic extension, and correctly replied "one week before" 😃😄

@Tony *********

I don't believe a word. Something between you and the Immigration official must have gotten lost in translation. Touristic extensions for 30 days in Hua Hin can only be applied for one week before expiry of the admitted stay permit. However applications for the "1-year extension of the stay permit based on retirement" can be made in Hua Hin up from 30 (!!) days before the expiry of the stay permit

@Tony *********

that's pretty narrow a window. What happens if they demand more documents, like a 12-months bank statement, for which some banks need 12 days to produce. It would blow up the timing

@Darren ********

owning a condo is no prerequisite to get a bank account opened. Only being on a long term visa like a Non-Imm visaclass, will enable him to get a bank account opened. An agent costs around 5000 Baht for this service, if you don't have this kind of money you should not come to live in Thailand